The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?

Context: Central galaxies in galaxy clusters may be key discriminants in the competition between the cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm and modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). Aims: We investigate the dark halo of NGC 1399, the central galaxy of the Fornax cluster, out to a galactocentric distance of...

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Autores principales: Richtler, Thomas, Schuberth, Y., Hilker, M., Dirsch, B., Bassino, Lilia Patricia, Romanowsky, A. J.
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Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84220
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD
Galaxies: individual: NGC 1399
Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD
Galaxies: individual: NGC 1399
Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
Richtler, Thomas
Schuberth, Y.
Hilker, M.
Dirsch, B.
Bassino, Lilia Patricia
Romanowsky, A. J.
The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD
Galaxies: individual: NGC 1399
Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
description Context: Central galaxies in galaxy clusters may be key discriminants in the competition between the cold dark matter (CDM) paradigm and modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). Aims: We investigate the dark halo of NGC 1399, the central galaxy of the Fornax cluster, out to a galactocentric distance of 80 kpc. Methods: The data base consists of 656 radial velocities of globular clusters obtained with MXU/VLT and GMOS/Gemini, which is the largest sample so far for any galaxy. We performed a Jeans analysis for a non-rotating isotropic model. Results: An NFW halo with the parameters r<SUB>s</SUB> = 50 kpc and g<SUB>s</SUB> = 0.0065 M⊙/pc<SUP>3</SUP> provides a good description of our data, fitting well to the X-ray mass. More massive halos are also permitted that agree with the mass of the Fornax cluster as derived from galaxy velocities. We compare this halo with the expected MOND models under isotropy and find that additional dark matter on the order of the stellar mass is needed to get agreement. A fully radial infinite globular cluster system would be needed to change this conclusion. Conclusions: Regarding CDM, we cannot draw firm conclusions. To really constrain a cluster wide halo, more data covering a larger radius are necessary. The MOND result appears as a small-scale variant of the finding that MOND in galaxy clusters still needs dark matter.
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author Richtler, Thomas
Schuberth, Y.
Hilker, M.
Dirsch, B.
Bassino, Lilia Patricia
Romanowsky, A. J.
author_facet Richtler, Thomas
Schuberth, Y.
Hilker, M.
Dirsch, B.
Bassino, Lilia Patricia
Romanowsky, A. J.
author_sort Richtler, Thomas
title The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
title_short The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
title_full The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
title_fullStr The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
title_full_unstemmed The dark matter halo of NGC 1399 - CDM or MOND?
title_sort dark matter halo of ngc 1399 - cdm or mond?
publishDate 2008
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84220
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